Apparatus for aligning paper and carbon sheets



May 19, 1936. 72,041,019

APPARATUS FOR ALIGNING PAPE-RAND CARBON SHEETS l w. c. PFEIFFERFiled'rsept. 27, 1935 2 sheets-sheet;

May 19, 1936. w. c PFElr-'FER Y PAPER AND CARBON SHEETS APPARATUS FORALIGNIN@ Filed Sent.

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Tn/vm WILLIAM C. PFEIF'FER,

Patented May 19, 1936v wuum c. nemer, nsyum; omo, 'mmap-km f *The EgryRegisterCompany,Dayton," 01110,'af L n corporation of Ohio means forsupportingand guidinga stripof'ffan- ,folded paper'perimposedstripslthat form .the mainstrip,

.fing and guiding a .strip vo'i' fan-foldedjpape'r, "means vforsumxirting between-the superimposed parts yof the fanmfolded' strip,'sheets of carbon starting position oiy the'ffan-ffglded strip of `pa"thej sections of thepa rations, that thecarbonsheets/can bemoved suc-Yf 'Itis an object toprovidewithlcontinuous transversely vperforatedfan-folded 'sheets 7a means of so supporting carbon vsheets betweenperfocessively from sheets witho'ut'linterfring with the rangementwhereby thepaper sheetsand carbon sheets can move togetheisa unitfaswelias independently of one another'.

It isa further object to provide means' of sus pending the carbon sheets'rigidly betwe'en the paper sheet folds from opposite sides of thlpaperAsheets sothat ajportionofthejcarbonfsheets ca'n be-` removedindependently off the other sheets and reinsertedindependentlycfthe'other carbon vThese drawings.

` Referring to the drawings: -f

' Figure' 111s a frontgelevati'onfofthe ppats 'ftypewriter is supportedFigure 3 is asection ure2.

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sheet'stndtneir foldingl WprovideLisuch $11.81-- e eiudepi'n madiustablysupported ;1

, and other obi0t ',Fi'll'appea'r fromthe. 'and by the side followingdescription'taken in connection withthe l it is the "front arms offthesewithtypewntersgbutmasf be with other instrumentalities4 to whichapluralityo! frivetsn; "Theplate' jinl 'any' suitable manner'. 1) ,fwhieh consists of side bars),l connected at their upper by means of across 'vid'ea l withbrackets villuywmch thesidiebsrs ,side bars f3 ro-'pass `around Lanotheigpairfc'af sprockets I 3" similarly located 'ontheshaft I l; and rotatably mountedon l ,the upperv end' of 4 the ,framejbetween the ytwo f Sidefbls 3 1 Eailllofthe sheets of lesser lengththannfyms pmeusmacned tbgtnepmebarsiby 25j' l' porting f'plate 24;.

moves tup. and down 1 on the yside bars. `ba'.xs`3 are U-shap'eclinlcross section; arms thereof `projecting toward :euchysideibdfsfthwmingplatejlland "The side "enza'e l?? the carbn $111296struck up'therefrom one mo 'which mitumis *attached 'intermediate es*Aends with the-14 '9;04iso19 ported by the' 'plate'fu wen the pinnek isisup-`r` `Il nttnetop of".,tlngfi'n'nx:` i pile'ofl f i ported'gon-thechains.,--;Th'e ch'ainsilare heldl paper,k located on sonnouitobleupport behind in-close engagement. with the platerfbyniens of.thetymewriter. ',Eachtripotpapernis divided floops' 29. In the. presentinstancev thiferentwo byfmeaha' o! cross,:terroristichelll''intogsheotsjof` the apparatus; l

upper] edize'jo'i'y each sheet oiV the holes J2: forreceiyins l.the pins1J loops forkiegch end of the tint spim31 Y n Ks'umcient ysizefor-thefdesiteduso. "Aldjoc'ontfthoj K lili, j Y Aeeftsfre'indittedbiihe'in, the operation of to their respective csrV Y, ,y Y Y i Main anysnitabletmanneri g To'rthercarbn supportingplate VVuisyat'tncheachsidehpar carbonV `attaching plate 80,1'v'vhichex'tendsf-lptery 'allyof the trame beyond each en d of the Carbon supportingplate. `At:onev;end f f l t o ,Y i tnciiing plate is a paix'v otl'pinsj: n 4vothlL-.r end there is. a.l simiiarlocgterd lpair ofjpins n.Tnesfpinsare for the purposeotsupporting carbon paper supporung'smp's;ed he'nousmg, wnueml support" one ormone 1 `sh`nft'll,.; y l inventionythe papa-29 Patent, is: A

l. An article ofmanufacture for supporting, on

ing or releasing lthe finger bar 48, in an obvious manner, the 'paperhaving the usual apertures properly spaced to receive the pins 41 at thecorrect intervals between the successive-paper forms. l

After the operator types the required data, and the copies thereof aremade by reason of the carbon sheets, he releases the paper-positioningpins 41 by pressing the finger bar 46, at the same time winding back theplate 2 by hand until the carbon sheets 5I are freed from engagementbetween the platen 2 and the said rollers I. When thus freed, the carbonsheets 53 are drawn upwardlyto their position of rest by the influenceof the coil, spring 54 acting though the shaft I4 upon the chains I2 andthe carbon-carrying plate 24 located thereon. The operator then releasesthe typewriter feed rollers I and turns the platen forward, winding thetyped paper forms out to the end of the form and tears them oif. He thenreturns the pressure rollers into their engaged position and repeats theforegoing operation upon the next set of forms.

While the carbon sheets are being fed into the space between the platen2. and the feed rollers I,the operator preferably places a fingerlightly against the outermost paper form at a point ybetween thecarbon-carrying plate 24 and-the platen 2, the friction between thecarbon sheets and the paper strips assisting in conveying both to theplaten and feedingrolls without wrinkling.

It will be observed that the point .at which copying will begin to takeplace may be instantly changed by changing the position of thecarbon-carrying plate 24 on the chains I2, varying this, if desired,between successive forms. This is accomplished by unlatching the pins 26(Figure 3), sliding the carbon-holding plate 24 up or down to thedesired position and re-engaging the pins 28 in the desired position, aspreviy vention. It is understood that when I refer to transverseperforations that I refer to any form yof transverse marking of thepaper sheets,

whether by printing, scoring, perforating or otherwise.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new `anddesire to secure 4by Letters a movable conveyor adapted to convey thearticle supplementary to any conveying action of the paper, a pluralityof copy-producing sheets inthat -I desire to compre-v 3 terleavedbetween paper webs. said article consisting of'a plate having on oneside a guide portion for receiving and' guiding said conveyor, alatching member cooperating therewith to releasably secure said plate tosaid conveyor, and 5 a holder ou said plate for holding saidcopyproducing sheets whereby to adjust the position of the sheets withrespect to the paper webs in order to vary the location' at whichcopying commences on said paper, said holder comprising spaced pairs ofpins located near the opposite ends of said plate.

2. In combination with a frame to support and guide a strip offan-folded paper, a shaft at each end of the frame, a drum on one of theshafts, a

pair of continuous chains on the shafts, each end of the drum havingadjacent thereto a chain, means on the chains to engage said strip ofpaper, and means attached to the chains for supporting sheets of kcarbonbetween the folds of said strip, said means comprising a plate having ateach endapairof pins andmeans'oneachpairof pins to hold a sheet ofcarbon. e

3. An article of manuf ture for supporting a plurality of sheets 01peper on a pair of chains 25 consisting of a plate having on one side apair of chain-receiving loops and, a spring having thereon a pin foreach loop adapted yto extend through vholes in the loop and the plate,and on l the other side at each end a pair of pins. 30 4. An article ofmanufacture for supporting a plurality of sheets of paper on a pair ofchains Y consisting of a plate having on one side a pail'l ofchain-receiving loops and a fiatspring a taened. intermediate its endsvte the plate and 35 having on each end a pin extending through holes yin the loop and the plate, and on the rother side at each end a pair ofpins.

5. vIn combination, a frame, a guide roller on one 'end of said frame, aplaten at the other end 40 of said `frame, a spaced chain carriermovably mounted on opposite ends of said frame adjacent the sidesthereof, means on said carrier on one side of the chain for engaging afan-folded strip of paper transversely perforated at inter- 5l vals,means mounted on said carrier adapted to travel therewith and slidablyengage the other and opposite side of said frame, means mounted on saidlast-mentioned means projecting inwardly between the folds of the paperstrip to a point just within the opposite margins of the paper strip to`support carbon sheets` of'lesser width than the paper strip and oflesserlength the distance between the transverse perforations u in thepaper strip.

WILLIAM C. L

